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THE BEE: OMATTA. THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1920. JAPAN PRUSSIA OF ORIENT, SAYS BLUFFUOLDIER Capt. Adam Konigmacher Re turns From Year's Service With American Army in Siberia. " "Japan Is the Prussia of the Ori- 'I ent. Her entire equipment and mili tary methods are purely Prussian," said Capt. Adam Konigmacher, son ' c t Charles Konigmacher, cashier of '' t the Commercial National bank of '.Countil Bluffs, who returned from a year's service with the American , expeditionary forces in Siberia. . , ' "This is evident in observing her ' men and maneuvers, and plainly . evident when you visit boys' schools in its principal cities," he continued. w , .VNo class or race on the globe ri J should have. any respect for the Jap - anese. They are a nation of imitators, defrauders and cheaters. Thty ap pear to the outside world as civil ized, but when left to themselves .the direct opposite is true. ;v v . "Japan is the only nation which -;h. violated the interallied agreements. ,. It was the policy of the allies to . . stop revolutions and protect hu.man a'life and property. Japan increased these things. Instead of sending 10, 000 troops to Siberia, as they agreed, ..'y'tliey sent 300,000. When other na ' Vtions withdrew by mutual agree ment, tlu-y broke their promise and remained. "?''.. Japan Violates Pledge. K. "At the last interallied meeting J.t, in February, which I had the privi ,",kge of attending, Japan agreed to , ""'evacuate Siberia and permit the -'Russians to set tip a democratic government, which the allies be lieved they were capable of main taining. Before the Great Northern, the steamer bearing the American contineent of troops, had cleared the harbor, Japanese artillery and machine guns opened fire on Vlad ivostok, destroying one-third of the icity and killing 8,OflT7 persons, most of them women and children, v- "Keports which we received by wireless from time to time indicated that desperate fighting continued as long as we were within range of Communication. China has long xeascd to have respect for Japan, '. ;,and will declare war as soon as her ;. new republic is in fit condition. "Russia is ffping all in its power - to throw off the oppression of the .: . Japanese. In a trip to Korea I saw ' "- 'hundreds beheaded and many more jvs.'Jorturcd in a barbarous manner. ..,Une cannot believe in Japanese "civilization in the face of these 4 'atrocities. :trfn' -V-A state of civil war exists in Ma- fj n:la and throughout the Philippines j between natives and Japanese settle ments. This condition is doubly ' '"' ' shown in Honolulu, where the Jap- i. anese control the commerce and labor of the islands. In California the anti-Japanese movement is gain ing momentum each day. ' ' Face "Yellow Peril." S "'All the" members of the expedi tionary force, from tne command- .ing officer down to tne privates in ,".,' the ranks are of the opinion that .the time is not far distant when "" we must not Only deal with the ."'yellow Peril' in this country, but r i,palso in our insujar provinces." Captain Konigmacher is a gradu ', '-.ate of Council Bluffs High school I -'and Creighton medical college. He ;-vas a praticing phvsician at Mis souri Valley, la., when he received Jjis commission as first lieutenant ....-an tne medical department in August, 1917. He served 16 months in this - - 'foil n try as urologist at several base hospitals and upon a lecture tour cf all the camps for the social hy giene department. He was promoted to a captaincy in September, 1918, and sailed from San Francisco for VladeVostok, Si beria, -in January, 1919. He was urologist at the base hospital there for ' six 'months and later became yC-srssistant departmental surgeon under Colonel Lewis. jj. v Olga Petrova was a successful journalist before she became an i "actress. t J2 r i. St. IUMMER vacation i cruises to Cuba, Jamaica, Pan ama, l-oeta Kica ana Colombia. Cool day at Ma, fasci nating excursions ashore. Walled cities, old-time pi rate haunts, modern capi tals .aglow with the ro mance of Latin America. Go this Summer en a ship) of the Great White Fleet. Cruises IS to 23 days: twe - thirds oi the time at sea. Leave New York and New Orleans twice a week. United Fruit Co. Central Offices: lllScate St.,Boston,Maas. STEAMSHIP SERVICE cAddrtstt Passenger Department l?BattexyPlace,NewYork Meredith May Be Dark Horse for Democrats At Frisco (invention Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bea I-eaaed Wire. Chicago, May 19. Word was quietly passed around democratic headquarters to keep an eye On E. T. Meredith as the most likely candi date at the San Francisco conven tion. It appears that an inconspicu ous, but formidable campaign has been carried on for some time in his behalf, lining up supporters chiefly among the farmers -and lay ing out the groundwork for con certed action when the psychological moment arrives. , It is understood that President Wilson, realizing his own chances for nomination are poor and chances of election, if nominated, still more precarious, is strongly in favor of the Iowa man. Meredith has been a household word on the farm for years. His life has been a rugged struggle from a poor hoy on the farm, up by steady grades to hanker and editor of a farm publication. He worked his way through college and has been a leader in movement calculated to train children of the farmt to take the places of their eldera as tillers of the soil. Here's Ike Payne; Has Plenty of Liquor, But Can't Touch Drop of It Ike Payne, owner of a soft drink parlor, has 509 pints and 21 half pints of bottled in bond liquor, which really belongs to him, still he can not touch the choice contraband. The battle over the liquor started nearly two years ago when Payne was arrested on the Douglas street bridge with an automobile load of liquor. In federal court he was con victed but Payne carried the case to the circuit court. At the trial Payne was released on charges of trans porting liquor, but was held in the district court for illegal possession of it. Just after District t Court Judge Lee Estelle ordered the liquor re turned, Alfred Hunger, assistant at torney general, ordered federal agents to confiscate the Jiquor on the ground that the revenue taxes hadn't been paid. Munger wants the liquor returned to Payne at the place where it was seized. It would be his plan to arrange with agents to arrest i'ayne. , 4-Year-0ld Boy Weeps For Sister Who Is Dead Charles Patterson, 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Patterson, 127 North Fortieth street, has wept for two days. His playmate, Mar garet Jane, his little 16-month-old sister, died Sunday. Charles cannot understand. The boy only knows thatfchi's, sister won't laugh or play with him any more. The baby died of nneumonia. Private services were held yesterday afternoon. Burial was in Forest Lawn cemetery. Mar garet Jane was a grandchild of Charles Pickens, general manager oi the Paxton-Gallagher company. $100 Worth of Candy and Tobacco Stolen by Boys Burclars earning entrance by breaking a window of the back door of the Meyer Meyerson grocery store, 4104 Grand avenue, last night, stole about $100 worth of candy, pi- gars and cigarets. Police believe boys were the thieves. The robbery occurred between ana ii p. m. FLOOD RECEDES RAPIDLY AFTER CREST REAG Damage Around Bluffs Con fined Principally to Farm, Lands Other Prop erty Is Unhurt. ' After reaching its crest" Tuesday, the Acted around Council Bluffs re ceded so rapidly that the water edge was nearly normal last night. Prin cipal damage was done to the thou sands of aeres of farm lands, north and south of the city which were inundated. Most cf this damage was to the north. ( The flood dropped all day yester day as rapidly as it had risen. Water receded from nearly all of the in undated areas and Lake Manawa was well within the cinfines of its banks. Business and residence dis tricts of the city proper were not affected by the sudden rise. No material damage resulted from the flood at Lake Manawa. Water , fs itanding in low places on the groundt at the park and the two clubs, but is expected to drain off soon. Buildings at the park; Country club and the Fish and 'Game club were uninjured by the high water Only cottages in the summer resort, Lakoma, were reached by the flood. Workmen are busy at Manawa park preparing for the opening of the season Sunday. It is believed that similar preparations at the clubs for openings a week or 10 day later have not been delayed' seri ously. Hundreds of automobiles vis ited Manawa Tuesday night and yes terday to witness the hghest water since 1881. . , Land in the vicinity o Big lake, inundated by water which flowed through a break in the dike, was not drained when the flood receded, be cause it is lower than the river level and is only protected by the dike. For this reason, damage in this district will be much more serious than south of the city. ' Undertaker Nabs Thief In Apartment Bedroom A burglar, who gained entrance to the R. V. Cole -home in the Col bert .apartments, Thirty-ninth and Farnam streets, Tuesday night, was greatly surprised, when Mr. Cole, awakened by the noise of the intruder, leaped from his bed and seized the burglar by the neck. The police were called. The intruder gave the name of John McCarthy, Pittsburgh. He took lSxents from the purse of Mrs. Cole. Omaha Girt PJeads With Brother to Return With Son Miss Robina Kammerer, who re turned yesterday from Winnipeg, Canada, would not say whether she succeeded in inducing her brother, Charles Kammerer', to return with his 6-year-old child whom he is al leged to have kidnaped a month ago from his divorced wife. Elusive Prisoner Brought From Oregon Held Not Guilty Nick Loupa, who escaped from the county jail during the riot last Sep tember and who was brought back last week from Oregon to face charges of forgery, was found not guilty by a jurv ; trict Judge Troup's court yesterday. -'J. Lincoln High Club Wins Amherst Cup From Omaha Debaters i Lincoln (Neb.) High school won the Amherst cup yesterday after noon, when the Capital city's high school's affirmative debating team defeated the 'local school on the state question, "Resolved, That Con gress Should Prohibit Strikes on Railroads Doing Interstate Busi ness." The. judges decided unani mously in favor of the visiting team. The visiting team was composed of George L. Crump, George W. Berge and William Carlson.. The local school was represented by Roy W, Smith, Alexander McKie : and Otto Nelson, with Corbit S. Hoff man as alternate. ' ' Prof. Wells of University Place, Neb., and Principal Kirn of Council Bluffs High school were the judges. Prof. Tead of Wayne normal was the third judge, but was unable to attend the debate. Trof. E. E. McMillan of Central High school presided throughout the debate. Muic was furnished by the Central High school orchestra. B'nai B'rith Opens Drive ' For 1,000 New Members The Omaha B'Nai B'rith lodge has started a whirlwind campaign to procure 1,000 new members for the Y. M. and Y. W. H. A. Forty busi ness men have entered the drive and are expected to reach the quota by next, Sunday.. Membership fees will be used for work for the coming year. More than 300 new members were signed by the different teams dur ing the last, two clays. J. J. Green berg is chairman of the drive. The Y. M. and Y. W. H. A.' have been maintaining community quarters and club rooms with full recreational facilities for boys and girls in the Lyric building. Release Man Held for Giving Tots Poison Candy John D. Shepard, manager ,of the No. 72 Barket store, who was ar rested Monday for investigation in connection with the alleged poison ing of Mrs. Violet Schmidt, 833 Pine street-' His wife. Elsie Sheoard. and his two small children, was released from the custody of the- police yes terday. Shepard is alleged to have given his wife and children poisoned candy. They refused to prosecute Shepard, the police say. James C. Dahlman Assumes Duties as U. S. Marshal James C. Dahlman, former mayor of Omaha, yesterday 'assumed his duties as United States marshal for this district, to succeed the late Thomas J. Flynn. He stated that he intends to make no changes in the personnel of his office- and deputies. 20 REDUCTION ON Suits and 0'Coats To reduce our stock and keep our tailors busy. MacCarthy-Wilson Tailoring Co. 3)7 South 15th St. PRODUCTS "X Spend Less Time in the Kitchen Now" AN Armour Oval Label Food Shelf, supplied with a variety to meet every-day and emergency needs, offers endless suggestions for quickly-prepared breakfasts, luncheons, and even elaborate dinners. Many of these foods are ready-to-serve. Others require but a few moments to pre pare. And the great variety answers the perplexing question of "What shall I serve todayr" - You may be familiar with Armour's Star Ham, or Simon Pure Leaf Lard, or Armour's Pork and Beans. But have you ever tried . Armour's titS&t' Lunch Tongue; Boiled Ham; Summer Sausage; Luncheon Beef; Chili Con Carne; Potted and Deviled Meats; KSXST Frankfurts? Ask your dealer for them he has or can quickly get these top quality Oval Label foods for you. Nebraska Drys Go -On Record Against Boys of 18 Smoking Lincoln, Neb., . May 19. (Spe cialsThe state prohibition con vention, which met in Lincoln yes terday, but was rather over shadowed by the doings, in repub lican and - democratic circles, adopted a platform which among ' other things favors a law pro hibiting the ue of tobacco by all persons "whose nativity postdates 1902." Mercy is still shown those who have acquired the habit and are over 18 years of age. In the words of Harry Lindsey, supreme court clerk, "it's going to be tough on everybody, along about 2002." The prohibs went on record as opposing the code bill, and rapped the present primary ,law as a "hopeless invalid, made even more hopeless by the house physicians and senate surgeonsj and as a "derelict - on the nolitical ocean and should be cuttlai and sent to the bottom of the deep blue sea." The national prohibition conven tion is to meet in Lincoln July 21. Police Uncover $20,000 Cache of Stolen Goods Detestives yesterday recovered more than $20,000 worth of men's, women's and children's ctothing when they raided a house at 216 North Twenty-third street. Samuel Givantcr, 511 North Twenty-third street, wds taken into custody and held for receiving and concealing stolen property. An effort is being made by the police to locate the owners. Falsely Accused, Woman Files Suit for $50,000 Philippine Liermann of Snyder, Neb., yesterday filed suit in district court for $50,000 damages' against Martha B. Varn, E. J. Varn and Anna Baier Kelty. She says she was falsely accused of stealing a diamond ring and was assaulted and arrested at the LTnkyi station last week. She Vzs visiting at the time of her ar rest at 2701 South Twentieth street. To Check Families. A special committee to inv-''te feasibility of keeping a r 'c check ori families moving i d out of Omaha and vicinity, -pointed by President Bern! be Omaha Credit Men's associa: - i at its regular meeting Tuesday even ing. ( A system of road-making is under way in England to last 100 years. Concrete, wooden blocks and tar are the materials used. Four Omaha Persons . Are Injured in Auto , Crash Near, Meadows Four Omaha persons were badly injured in ai automobile accident which occurred near Meadows, Neb., last Sunday. Victor Levin, living at the Wellington hotel, is said to be in a serious condition. A. Toepfcr, advertising manager of the Coca Cola company, and his 14-year-old son were severely injured. Harry Weinberg, driver of the car, who received only minor injuries, said that the car struck a rut and overturned and then rolled into a ditch. The injured tried to keep the accident a secret. They said they were on a fishing trip. Two Pilots Maintain Air Mail Service to Chicago Buttwo aerial mail pilots are main taining the recently established ser vice over the Chicago-Omaha divis ion, and though they have to do a heap of flying to accomplish the regular trips,, they aren't complain ing. These two are Pilots William DeWald and Clarence C. Lange. Two other pilots assigned to the Chicago-Omaha division are not yet available. Pilot Christensen, now with the Cleveland division of the air service, will be transferred to Omaha, it was announced yesterday. Pilot Johnson who was injured in the crash of his plane near Iowa City, in which Superintendent McCandless was kill ed, is there recovering frim injuries he received. 30 Pretty Omaha Co-Eds To Play in May Day Program Thirty pretty University of Oma ha co-eds, selected for their beauty and grace, will be the principal fea ture of the May festival ceremonies in connection with the university's galaday festivities which will takq place Saturday evening. Miss Lucille Kendall, university senior, will be crowned queen. Her maids are Misses lama Tucker, Dorothy Gray and Vesta Beavers. Miss Margaret Powell will appear as a herald and Miss Charlotte Fisher as flower girl. The abbreviated Grecian gowns to te worn in a classic-dance on the greensward, were designed by Miss Porothy Merriman, special student. The dancing will be staged at Kountze park at 6:45. ' Killed in Accident. W. L. Miller, 22 years old, son of C. A. Miller of North Bend, Neb., instructor in the college Of engineer ing. 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Hi horn ft PHOENIX HOSE for Men an Won A Merchandising Event That Will Receive a Hearty Welcome Always alert to offer the best values at all times, this store joins in the nation-wide move ment to do its full share in lowering the cost of apparel, and at the same time to maintain the high standard of quality aiM' to render these new prices without a single sacrifice of service or the curtailing of our generous credit policy . . We have instituted in every department in the store an absolute genuine price reduction pt . . 4-M Writ to the Armour Department of Food Economic, Chicago, for interesting menu and cooking redpti. AeMOURCOMPANY O. C. WILLIS Gen. OMAHA, NEB. Mgr. We not only offer you merchandise at the lowest possible prices, but in addition allow you the most liberal Credit Terms possible. Supply all your clothing needs immediately, take the fullest advantage of this remarkable offer. Ready cash . . is not a necessity when buying at Beddeo's. Your . , credit is good. A small payment down and the balance of, the account can be cared for in easy weekly or ' , monthly payments. Surely such a service will find an instant appeal witji the vast majority of Omaha's buy- ' , ing public. 1 : 0 We have gone through our entire stock and re-marked every garment l- , at 1-3 less than original selling price. Three Great Floors Devotecl to Selling Apparel for Men, Women and Children rf 1 M feR S Z VJ J o Use Your Credit... 1 FjONT labor under ,; the impression tiiat because a store ' operates a liberal" credit service that it necessitates that a - higher level of prices 1 must prevail. TJERE, every busi-;' ness aay oi tne ; year, we demonstrate; that our regular'' prices are as low as :;. you'll encounter in stores where you are;; required to pay out.: the ready cash. ITE WANT you-:..; to come in andiv get acquainted with this store, learn of the remarkable na- ture of the offerings to be enjoyed here. s The Largest Credit Apparel Store'?- - An. the , .' .". 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